Mississippi State Sports Blog

Wow. Just, wow.
As I recover from the embarrasment of losing to a WAC team in front of a non-sell out crowd in a game that should have never been played away from Scott Field, here are my thoughts on this game.
We looked pretty good in the first half. We had some plays on offense that [...]

It looks like Derek Sherrod ended up not making the trip to Ruston with the rest of the team. Both Kyle and Gregg/Brad are reporting that on their blogs. Junior OL Phillip Freeman took his seat.
Speaking of Kyle and Brad, they will both be in Ruston for the game tonight and will probably be live [...]

Louisiana Tech is one of those teams. The homecoming team that lets you win a game in front of all the alumni and feel good about yourself. For Mississippi State, they are a game you expect to win. They are also a team that can sneak up on you.
So what can State expect coming into [...]

Here are some stories that popped up in my inbox this morning.
Ethan Conley at the Monroe News Star walks through the keys of today’s game and what it will take for the LaTech Bulldogs to come out victorious. He highlights our obvious weakness in the passing game from last year - a weakness that won’t [...]

This article crossed my screen a few days ago, and I wanted to make sure everyone had a chance to read it.
Pete Fiutak of FoxSports asks if we can “keep it up”. That’s what she said.
Sorry, couldn’t resist. Fiutak takes a look at many of the “suprise” success stories from last season, and asks if [...]

Heading to Ruston for the Mississippi State/La Tech game tomorrow and want to know what to expect from the campus? Here is a video of the campus and some of the sports facilities.
Enjoy!
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Kirk Herbstreit has released his annual Herbie Awards and once again, The Lil’ Dooey’s has topped his list of favorite restaurants.
1. Lil’ Dooey (Starkville, Miss.): Still the undisputed champion. I’ve been saying it for years: It has the best barbecue and the friendliest service in America.
This is at least the 4th year in a row [...]

The Meridian Star has a great write up on Meridian (MS) High School QB Tyler Russell. Tyler has already become one of the top quarterbacks in the state and looks to take Meridian back to the championship game again this year. He is also in the Clarion Ledger’s Dandy Dozen, the paper’s top 12 high [...]

Here are some articles that rolled into my inbox and RSS feed overnight.
2 Quarterback Shuffle
It looks like Croom is going to try the 2-quarterback shuffle again this season. Kyle Veazey writes about it in today’s Clarion Ledger. Whith this being a non-conference game against an opponent that we are favored against, I can see getting [...]

As promised weeks ago, here are the 2008 Football Helmet Schedule for the rest of the major conferences. All are in PDF format and should print on a single page.

2008 ACC Football Helmet Schedule
2008 Big 12 Football Helmet Schedule
2008 Big East Football Helmet Schedule
2008 Big Ten Football Helmet Schedule
2008 Conference USA Football Helmet Schedule
2008 Independent [...]

Rivals.com has released their preseason bowl predictions. They are showing Mississippi State going to the Music City Bowl in Nashville and facing off against Wake Forrest.
If we get 8 wins, I think Music City would be a a great bowl to go to. I am looking for us to get 9 wins and going to [...]

Athlon Sports has posted a video preview of the upcoming Mississippi State football season. A pretty good overview of where the team is after last year. Athlon currently has MSU at #4 in the SEC West.
See the video after the jump.
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Here are some links that showed up in my inbox this morning about our upcoming season opener in Ruston against Louisana Tech.
Ron Higgins at the Commercial Appeal talks about the mystery foe awaiting us in the form of transfer QB Taylor Bennett. Sure, Taylor threw for over 2,100 yards at Georgia Tech last year, but [...]

With college football starting this week, and the Bulldogs kicking off their season this weekend in Rushton against Louisana Tech, I thought I would put down my thoughts on how our season will unfold this year.
Louisiana Tech - W - This one should be a win. Sure, LaTech has suprised a few teams in [...]

Mississippi State beat writer Gregg Ellis of the North Mississippi Daily Journal announced on his blog today that he has turned in his resignation after 10 years.
Where is he going? He has been hired to oversee media relations for the Mississippi State men’s basketball team. Congrats to Gregg. We wish him well. His blog has [...]